Hollywood actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. returned to World Wrestling Entertainment this past Monday and started work as a “producer and director.” His last stint with the company was in 2009 when Prinze was a member of the WWE Creative team, which didn’t last long as he opted to leave after several months.

It’s no secret that Prinze is a lifelong wrestling fan and has appeared at many WWE shows, including when he “Guest Host” RAW last August, getting beat on in angle with Randy Orton.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 10:43 PM | Permalink | Comments

As announced on tonight’s RAW, former WWE creative team member and actor Freddie Prinze Jr. will be the special guest host of next week’s RAW.

Next week’s show will also feature WWE Champion Randy Orton and his partner John Cena taking on the WWE Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show and Chris Jericho in the main event.

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Freddie Prinze, Jr. is still working with WWE on the creative team and is working close to the same schedule as everyone else does, so there are people who are surprised he’s stuck around. Everyone is said to be comfortable working with him and the feeling is he’s a good friend to have for life outside of pro wrestling. Prinze comes up with 10 segments for SmackDown, as does Christopher DeJosephs and John Carle. Michael Hayes works with them and then decides which segments get pitched to Vince McMahon for TV. SmackDown is under more pressure than ECW and RAW right now to have everything hot when the show changes over to MyNetworkTV and it’s a must that they start off on a good foot with the new network. Michael Hayes is still on good behavior and is said to be dealing well with the stress.

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Prinze, Jr. Joins WWE Creative Team
July 30, 2008

STAMFORD, Conn, July 30, 2008 – Freddie Prinze, Jr., a long-time fan of World Wrestling Entertainment®, joins WWE®’s creative team. Prinze, Jr. will now have a behind the scenes role contributing to WWE’s weekly television and pay-per-view programs.

“Freddie Prinze, Jr.’s passion, energy and creativity make him an excellent fit for WWE,” said Chairman Vince McMahon.

"Bringing on board an experienced Hollywood writer, actor and producer like Freddie Prinze, Jr. will only increase the level of entertainment to millions of viewers and passionate WWE fans every Monday on USA," said Chris McCumber, Executive Vice President Marketing Digital & Brand Strategy, USA Network.

WWE’s programming is seen weekly by nearly 15 million viewers in the United States alone, and in 130 countries around the world (Monday Night RAW®, ECW® and Friday Night SmackDown®).

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Posted by Matt Loede at 5:41 PM | Permalink | Comments

Freddie Prinze Junior may have landed a job with WWE. PWinsider.com reports the 32-year-old actor will be a member of the organization's creative team starting at this week's WWE Raw TV show in Washington, DC. Prinze has been active with the Connecticut-based wrestling company before, serving as a celebrity blogger and was reportedly at several WWE events over the past few months. Prinze is most known for his role in the "Scooby-Doo" live-action movies. He also guest-starred on several episodes of the ABC dramedy "Boston Legal." He is married to actress Sarah Michelle Gellar.

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